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40 years ago, Philadelphia police bombed this Black neighborhood : Code Switch We're looking back on the day a Philadelphia police department helicopter dropped a bomb on a rowhouse in a middle ...
On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome in Cobbs Creek. The resulting fire was allowed to burn and spread to dozens of other homes, killing 11 people, including five children.
This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that ...
The city of Philadelphia is holding an official day of remembrance Tuesday to mark 40 years since police used explosives to try and force the eviction of the Black liberation group MOVE from their ...